The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-12
some statistics.
For the Herald.

ton publishes that less than 2000 per-
SONS die annually in the United States
from Alcoholism, and the "frec
drinkers" would persuade the people
ofTcxas that these are all whose lives,
usefulness. character and homes are
sacrificed to drunkenness each year
out of the fifty millions Of people aud
seven thousand of bar-keepers in the
United States.
Intelligent writers and sneakers as
sert that statistics show that 80 per
cents of the saloon keepers go down
10 drunkards graves, and this asser-
ton has gone without contradiction
many years. Then, if there be no
mistake, more bar-keepcrs alone die
annually OF alcoholism than are re-
ported by the census taken. 1t is
well understo od that very large per
ccntage of all the deaths attributed to
diseased liver, to dropsy, and many
other causes are the result Of an eX-
ccssive use ofintoxicating liquor. Ask
any intelligent physician, and he will
satisfy you that liquor was the cause
ard these diseases were the " effect, y
but when tho victims of this inordi-
ate appetite, this pernicious distemp-
err are placed under the sod, partial
friendship writes on the tablet the
effect, but not the cause. A wife or
mothers tears washed away the shame,
and a generous public whispered,
"speak 10 evil of the dead"
How many mother', wives and Sis
tiers, when they read the TRADE of
abuse. Of utilization, of SANDER,
launched against society, against
churches, against the ministry, by
their loved ones, who were promin-
cnt speakers in the late liquor con.
vontion, will weep in secret and pray
that the virtuous manhood of their
sons, husbands and brothers may be
restored through the operation Of the
proposed prohibition amendment
According to the census of 1880
Kansas had a population Of 996 600
and saloon keepers III, or one for
every $50, and of her entire popula-
ton one Tor every no was in prison.
Is il any wonder that those who he'd
the good name OF Kansas in high es-
TEEN, entered then in good earnest on
war against the liquor traffic, which
crusade was opposed by their present
Governor Martini as he said, "bc-
cause it was unwise and unlawful in.
fringcment, because it would fail in
accomplishing the object" because II
could not be enforced"
What does Governor Martin say
now after five years trial: "Thcre is
not al observing man who does not
know that great reform has been
accomplished in Kansas by prohibition.
Thousands Of men who opposed pro.
hibition, or doubted whether it was
the best method Of dealing with the
liquor traffic have seen, frankly ac-
knowledge its beneficial results and
its practical success"
Texas in 1889 had population Of Il
591 900 and 1859 saloonists, or one to
every l260-about same as kansas
and Of her population, one in every
500 was in prison. The prohibition
amendment ought TO have been placed
before the people years ago, and the
State got rid of this blighting, wither-
ing curse which lands one in every
800 in her prisons.
With partial prohibition in Georgia
there was only one saloonist 10 every
1000 of her population and one prison.
err to every $50.
In Maine where prohibition has
been tried longest there was one sN-
loonist to every 1900, and one prisoner
to every 1000 Of her population.
Texas had one saloonist TO every
1860 of her population. Maine had
one to every 1000. Texas had one
prisoner to every 800 Maine had one
to every 1000 of her population. Texas
had free whisky. Maine had "prohi-
bltion which does not prohibit
. Names prohibition may not keep
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